Sebastian set to drive a pace car, and Susie to wave the green flag over the NTT INDYCAR SERIES field

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Feb. 21, 2025) - In honor of the late Dan Wheldon’s victory in the inaugural Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding race on April 3, 2005, Susie Wheldon (Dan’s wife) and Sebastian Wheldon (Dan and Susie’s son) have accepted invitations to take part in ceremonial pre-race roles for the 2025 race. Oliver Wheldon, Dan and Susie’s younger son, will also join them on race day.

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SEBRING, Fla. (Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025) – After an uncharacteristically quiet opening day, Team Penske roared to the top of the overall speed charts Tuesday during the finale of an NTT INDYCAR SERIES Group Test at Sebring International Raceway.

Series champions and Indianapolis 500 winners Will Power and Josef Newgarden ended up 1-2 for the fabled team and overall in the two-day test, which served as final preparations for all 27 full-time drivers before the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding on Sunday, March 2 on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida (noon ET, FOX, FOX Deportes, INDYCAR Radio Network).

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Competition Updates Begin on Streets of St. Petersburg for NTT INDYCAR SERIES, INDY NXT by Firestone

INDIANAPOLIS (Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025) – A late-winter thaw is well underway for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES as anticipation heats up for next week’s start to the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT by Firestone seasons. Championship campaigns begin in the Florida sunshine with a two-day group test Feb. 17-18 at Sebring International Raceway ahead of the Sunday, March 2 season opener on the Streets of St. Petersburg.

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SEBRING, Fla. (Monday, Feb. 17, 2025) – Pato O’Ward was quickest overall as the countdown to the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season accelerated Feb. 17 during the first of two days of a Group Test at Sebring International Raceway.

O’Ward led the overall time charts with a top lap of 52.3470 seconds during the morning session in the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet on the 1.67-mile “short course” at the historic circuit in Central Florida. The 26 participating drivers were separated into morning and afternoon groups, with each receiving four hours of track time.

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Grand Prix volunteers received free CPR training at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2025) - The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding announced today a multi-year extension with Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital to continue as the race’s official healthcare partner through 2028. The healthcare organization has served as an integral partner of the annual motorsport event for many years, providing on-site care to both race fans and participants. 

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The countdown to the start of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season received a turbo boost Thursday, Feb. 6 with the annual ceremonial start of the track build project for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding on Sunday, March 2.

City of St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch, Florida native and Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood, event organizers and dignitaries were among those who gathered at the annual event to mark the start of construction on the 14-turn, 1.8-mile temporary street circuit that includes St. Petersburg city streets and a runway at Albert Whitted Airport.

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Mayor Ken Welch (at podium) said Thursday that there is "no better advertisement" for the city than the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Photo by Mark Parker.

Local leaders believe the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will set new attendance, viewership and economic impact records. The influx of cash and positive exposure couldn’t come at a more opportune time.

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INDYCAR Party in the Park and 5K Run on the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Track return Thursday, Feb. 27th to North Straub Park

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2025) – INDYCAR Party in the Park and the 5K Run on the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Track will commence an action-packed Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding weekend on Thursday, Feb. 27. These community activities will take place in downtown St. Petersburg at North Straub Park and launch the festivities around the 21st annual running of this marquee motorsport event headlined by the NTT INDYCAR SERIES’ season-opening race. 

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